So my buddy calls me up and tells me he lost the handle to his Lee pot....

[MBTcustom]

....and asked if I could make him a new one.
Why yes. Yes I can. Would you like that in a spitzer or a FP? .875 caliber OK?
Good.

416 SS billet

94891

94892

LOL! Just havin some fun.
But seriously, you fellers with a brand new lathe want to try out your new pride and joy on something that is WIDE OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION, give one of these a try!
All you need to know is that the thread is a standard American 8-32 thread. Use a #29 tap drill (.136) This is nothing special, just a standard HSS drill bit in #29 size. Drill the hole about 1/2" deep and then chase it with the tap.
Enjoy!

[Pb2au]

I like it. Very clever

[MBTcustom]

I made three of them while I was at it. It sure was fun showing them to folks, or just leaving them in plain sight and watching for the reaction. LOL!
They'd say:
Holy %^&*!!! What is that!

New caliber I'm working on. Should take care of anything.

What the $%^& do you need that for?!?!?

Haven't you heard? Bigfoot is real! Gotta be prepared. Not only that, but Elephants can be turned into zombies too, and if that happens......they can swim.
:drinks:

I wished real bad that I had a piece of 1" copper so that I could make a giant gas check for these babies. That, and some colored epoxy to simulate lube really would have topped these babies off nicely.
Oh well.

[smoked turkey]

Tim that is an awesome idea. Sell the idea to RCBS. Tell them to get it quick or you just might sell it to Lyman!

[Wots]

That extra weight should stop the drip. [smilie=1:

[MBTcustom]

Mine doesn't drip much, but you are absolutely right. I added about 20%.

[John Allen]

Tim, that is great.

[retread]

Tim, Is that aluminum? Think brass would be too heavy? Gotta make one. Love it.
Jay

[MBTcustom]

Like I said up yonder: 416 SS billet.

Make them out of stainless, and they will always have that "freshly dropped" gleam ya know?

[cbrick]

I gotta say . . . That is the best lookin LEE pot I've ever seen. :mrgreen:

Rick

[btroj]

I gotta say . . . That is the best lookin LEE pot I've ever seen. :mrgreen:

Rick

I was gonna comment that Tim finally has a bullet that looks like one of yours......

[Love Life]

I'm sure Mike has something to fire that out of.

[retread]

Like I said up yonder: 416 SS billet.

Make them out of stainless, and they will always have that "freshly dropped" gleam ya know?

Sorry, missed that! Must have been blinded by that shiny stainless! Don't have any 416 so will have to put up with some common 304!
Thanks Tim.

[Bzcraig]

Like I said up yonder: 416 SS billet.

Make them out of stainless, and they will always have that "freshly dropped" gleam ya know?

I don't have a lathe..........hint......hint. :coffeecom

[MBTcustom]

I don't have a lathe..........hint......hint. :coffeecom

You need one..........hint......hint.

[oldred]

I hate to break the news but that SS bullet ain't going to expand worth squat!!! [smilie=1:

[cbrick]

Won't expand but then with .875" caliber how much expansion do ya think ya might need? :mrgreen:

Rick

[William Yanda]

Tim, not being a machinist, I grabbed the heaviest brass knob I could find at the big box store. It's already threaded 8-32 and heavy enough to eliminate the need for washers as offered in another thread.

[RobS]

As good as the SS one looks I think Tim could just turn his own lead boolits and stop the casting part. :kidding: Nice work Tim

[308w]

Lets see would that thing fit a 10 gauge slug gun? May need some tank killer ammo!!!!

[Walter Laich]

2. I have searched a copy of Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices by George Leonard Herter and no recipe for "Sasquatch Surprise" or "Biscuits and Bigfoot" are included. Surely, if such a creature existed G. L. Herter would not only have printed recipes, but offered the hair in the fly-tying section of his catalog, and probably sold the toenails as blades to make spinner baits.

PB

PS - Nice job on the handle.
.
I miss Herters--spend many a day wandering though the catalogs

[Pb2au]

I hate to break the news but that SS bullet ain't going to expand worth squat!!! [smilie=1:

But it will shoot lengthwise through a whale however.

[Doc Highwall]

Tim, I was thinking of making something like that as a weight for the rod that plugs the spout and adding markings as to how much the flow is. I think it would help out as to how much flow different moulds need to fill out properly.

[twotoescharlie]

tried that several years ago,after pot gets good and hot,better be wearing gloves to operate.

TTC

[Bzcraig]

You need one..........hint......hint.

Doggone it Tim! You took all the fun right outta that. :wink: Shot my weak attempt at a freebie full of holes :brokenima

[MBTcustom]

Thought you might like it Mike!